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, EXTENSION HANDLE FOR PAINT BRUSHES. No. 268,301. Patented Nov. 28,1882.

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GEORGE w. SMITH, or BROOKLYN, New YORK.

EXTENSION-HANDLE FOR PAINT-BRUSHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,301, dated November28, 1882. Application filed August 30, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SMITH, of

Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of clear, and exactdescription.

In painting surfacessuch as the roofs and outer walls of buildings,where little care is required-the painter often finds it convenient touse an extension-handle to his brush, so that he can, if painting ahorizontal or nearly horizontal surface, apply the paint while standingerect, or, it painting a vertical surface, extend the space over whichhe can apply the paint without moving his position or support.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of my invention, showing the brushheld in horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a broken sectional elevatiou,showing the brush held in vertical position. Fig. 3 is a frontelevationof the removable socket-head; and Fig. 4 is a front elevation of thebrush removed from the socket.

A represents the handle socket or stock, which is made preferably ofcast-iron. B represents the brush, and 0 represents the removablesocket-head for holding the brush in transverse position.

In the plain socket b of the stock A is secured, by the screws 0 c, thewooden handle D, which may be of any desired length, while in thetapering socket d may be secured, by the set-screw f, either the handleof the brush B, as shown in Fig. 2, or the shank j of the removablesocket-head O, as shown in Fig. 1.

The socket-head O is preferably of metal, and the eyeg thereofis madetapering and in aline transverse to the length of the head, and theheadis provided with the set-screw IL,

which reaches into the eye for holding the brush B, as shown in Fig. 1.The shank j of the head 6 is made tapering to lit the taper-. ing socketd. If the surface to be painted is horizontal, or nearly so, and thepainter desires to stand erect, the head 0 will be removed from thestock A,and the handle of the brush B will be removed from the eye ofhead 0 and placed in the stock A and held by the screwf, which will holdthe brush in line with the stock A and handle D, as shown in Fig. 2; butif the surface is a vertical surface, the head 0 will be placed in thestock A and held by the set-screwf, and the handle of the brush will beplaced in the eye g and held by the set-screw h, which will hold thebrush at right angles to the stock A and handle D, as shown in Fig. 1.

The socket d of the stock A might be made a plain straight socket, inwhich case the shankj ot' the head 0 would be made straight to match;but since the handles to paintbrushes are always made tapering I preferto make the socket tapering, thus adapting my invention to be used withbrushes of all sizes, without using tapering bushings or othermeans forholding them.

I am aware that it is not new to provide the paint-stock with a socket,in which the brushhandle is held by a set-screw.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The sockethead 0, having eye 9 and taperedshank j,in com bination with screwsfh. and the piece A, having sockets bd, whereby the brush shank and handle may be so connected as to bringthe brush at right angles to the handle, as described.

GEORGE WOODHULL SMITH. Witnesses: j

PETER HAeeEa'rY, DAVID L. LOPER.

